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We're putting together our spring print issue right now and it's looking good. Cover story on the iconic Berdick Windows in Manitoba. Also an article on how greenwashing can get you into trouble.
- Patrick Flannery, Publisher/Editor
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An old favourite is back again. Fenestration Canada has brought back Fenestration Manitoba's flagship event, FenCon, coming April 9 through 11 at the Winnipeg Convention Centre. Registration is open and some of the education agenda is posted.
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The Trump White House is saying now that tariffs on "CUSMA-compliant" Canadian goods crossing the border will be paused until April 2. "CUSMA-compliant" appears to refer to whether the importing company has filed paperwork confirming it is importing products under the Canada U.S. Mexico Agreement on free trade.
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Fenestration Canada has made an online non-compliance form available to the public enabling them to report instances of fenestration product being used that does not comply with applicable building codes and energy efficiency laws.
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Typar has announced that its new Clear Acrylic Flashing received the prestigious Best of IBS Award for Most Innovative Building Material at the 2025 NAHB International Builders’ Show (IBS). Every year, the Best of IBS Awards recognize outstanding products and services in various categories that set benchmarks in design, technology and functionality.
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The imposition of a 25 percent U.S. tariff on Canadian goods, coupled with Canada’s retaliatory measures, marks a significant shift in our economic reality. This development, effective March 4, signals the commencement of a trade conflict, impacting our industry directly.
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Fenestration Canada has drafted a message to the federal Department of Finance in response to its proposed second tranche of tariffs on $125 billion of U.S. imports. This second wave of retalitory tariffs was scheduled to come into effect March 25, following a public comment period. They would be additional to the $30 billion of countermeasures put in place following Washington’s March 4 imposition of tariffs on almost all Canadian goods entering the United States.
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For decades, women have remained underrepresented in Canada’s manufacturing industry. According to Statistics Canada, women made up just 29 per cent of the sector’s workforce at the end of 2023 — a number that has barely changed in 40 years.
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David Cooper has been researching and developing vacuum insulating glass for over a decade and chairs multiple international standards committees that will define how it can be used, how its quality can be assessed and how to test its performance. With demand for VIG growing and producers multiplying, specifiers and contractors need guidance on what to look for in these products – guidance that may be coming soon in the form of balloted ASTM standards for durability and load tolerance. Cooper joins The Conversation to explain where these efforts are at and to update us on the state of VIG technology and availability.
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FenCan’s director of government and regulatory affairs, Adrian Edge, joins to talk tariffs. What is the status? Are they gone or are they coming back in a month? Either way, what can we and our governments do to protect ourselves and our businesses going forward? Things get political and practical in this edition.
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St. Thomas, Ont. - In this role you will focus on the daily supervision of employees while physically working and setting the production pace with the team.
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Dartmouth, N.S. - This is a maintenance, minor repairs, and lubrication role. No heavy engine or transmission work.
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Avenue Northwest, Alta. - We are looking for someone to be responsible for productivity and quality measurements and improvements in the warehouse.
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April 7, 2025 | Civic Hotel - Autograph Collection, Surrey, BC
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April 9, 2025 | Winnipeg Convention Center, Winnipeg, MB
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